The Penn's Grove record., 1886-04-03
NEWS. OF THE WEEK

The Cabinet meeting of the 25th,
was devoted to a general discussion Of
the labor troubles in the West.
Gibson H. Anterior, exc Congress-
man, is critically i'll of paralysis in
Newark, Ohio.
The Windsor Hotel, the Chaffee
County Bank and twenty-seyen of the
principal stores in Salida, Colorado,
were destroyed by fire on the 25th. All
the buildings were of wood. The loss
is estimated at S120, 900; insurance S45,
00O.
In the Senate Of New Jersey on
the 26th bills were passed providing
that when any article of incorporation
has been lost after filing, a copy may
be had from the Secretary of State, and
authorizing turnpike companies to
dispose of the whole or a portion OF
their roads to other turnpike companies.
The Columbia Rolling Mill, at
! Columbia, Penna., has been compelled
to shut down, owing to the strike in the
bituminous coal region. The Susque-
hanna Rolling Mill at the same place
will probably also have to shut down.
The North Buffalo Flour Mills,
| Gilbert's starch works, three stores and
several other buildings in Buffalo,
New York, were on the Goth, destroyed
by fire. The flour mills had not been
running for a year. but were expected
to resume in a few weeks.
The official dock trial of the ma
chinery of the monitor Puritan was be-
gun on the 26th, at Roach's shipyard,
Chester. The trial will continue IA
consecutive hours.
The Saturdays session of the U. s.
House of Representatives on the 9th,
was devoted to debate on the Silver
question.
General Crook on the 9th met
Geronimo and all the Chiricahuas, near
San Bernardino Springs, Mexico. Gen
eral Crook told Geronimo he must de-
eide at once ''or fight to the DEATH"
Geronimo begged for the lives of HIM
self and followers. His band offered
to surrender Internationally, whether
be did so or not.
The Washington fbat II
seems to be understood TIE 10 Sanata
will not persist in demanding IT, 9s,sa-S
relating to cases of suspension. In
cases where a suspended Official has
complained that he has reason to be-
lieve charges have been made against
him the simple statement of a Senator
that no such charges exist will be taken
as sufficient. There are cases, 1T is
said, where suspensions have been
made because of some delinquency on
the palt of the incumbent. In such
cases, as a rule, the deposed incumbent
has not manifested any desire for an
investigation and his silence will be
construed to mean that he has no OBJ
lection TO going out of Office. The
Senate will begin early next week, to
hold executive sessions quite regularly,
and the calendar of nominations Will
be cleared up pretty rapidly. The Re-
publican Senators generally want to
pursue this policy.
Secretary MaBning's condition on
9th ult. was pronounced by his physl-
clans to be unchanged. His family and
attendants thought he appeared some
what better. Attorney General Gar
land IS suffering from q severe cold,
and his physicians has advised him to
abstain from work for a few days.
Charles Reynolds, Jr., managing
editor of the Baltimore Morning Herald
died suddenly in Annapolis on the 9th
ult, of paralysis of the BRAIN. He was
% years of age, and a native of Will
mlngton, Delaware, where he was at
one time connected with the Daily
Meas.
While a loaded Car was being
hoisted from the MeKAG Carmel colliery,
at Mount Carmel, Penna., on the 9th
ult., the chain broke and it dashed to
the bottom, injuring George Hoerter
and Joseph Kellagher, the COMMERCIALLY.
Three cars were wrecked, and The col
liery had to suspend work.
The Argas newspaper office in
Fargo, Dakota!was burned on the 18th
ult. Loss. $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
"A heavy snow storm set in on the
Goth ult. in Dakota, and at last accounts
about four inches had fallen. Farmers
had already begun their spring seeding.
Major James Moore for many years
an officer of the United States army and
in 1869 Quartermaster OF the Depart
ment of Texas, died in San Antonio
on the 2Sth ult., aged "a years.
The Legislature of Maryland on
the Goth ult. passed a bill making II
hours a days work for all employees OF
street railways. The penalty attached
to a violation of the law is a fine of one
hundred dollars and costs for the
employe and forfeiture of charter for
the company. The bill, it is said, will
be signed by the Governor, and it goes
into effect at once.
General Sheridan has written a
letter to Senator Logan favoring the
passage of the bill to increase the eff
cheney of the army. The General says
that ''the saving In the transportation
bill incurred in bringing troops from a
distance 10 quell Indian outbreaks
would nearly meet the expenses OF
| maintaining the additional number OF
men for which the bill provides"
Secretary Manning was reported
by his physicians to be decidedly better
on the both ult., though not yet out of
danger. Secretary Lamar is confined
to his bed by q severe cold. Attorney
| General Garland was reported better on
the goth ult.
The Senate on the 10Th ult., cor.
6rmed William l.. Alden, of New
| York. to be Consul General at Rome;
| Charles I. Russell, of Connecticut.
| Consul at Liverpool; Samuel Z. Wheat.
ley. Commissioner of the District OF
Columbia, and Samuel t. Corn, AS
sociate Justice for Wyoming Territory.
"A telegram from Galveston says:
"An exceedingly cold norther for this
season of the year set in on the 10Th ult.
and is still blowing. The cold wave
covers the entire State. 1t is thought
| the snow fall extends clear across the
Pan Handle into New Mexico. Many
thousands of sheep in this snow belt
were sheared during the past two
weeks. and the stockmen fear heavy
losses"
The twentieth game of the chess
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