The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-01-23
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A FIRE broke out about ten o'clock
on the night of the 14th, in a large building
on the north side Of Grand street extending
from Broadway to Crosby streets, in the City
Of New York, and notwithstanding all the
Brooklyn were called to the scene, the build
| ing and nearly all of its contents were de.
stroyed. One fireman was reported killed
The loss is estimated at 81, 100000.
The City Savings Bank of Oswego,
N. Y, closed on the 14th. -t-
THE remains of Bayard Taylor will
be received by the German societies of New
York City, with appropriate honors, on their
arrival from Germany.
MARTIN BERGEN, q Mollie Mcguire
was hanged at Pottsville, Pa, on the 10th,
for the murder of Patrick Burns, at Tusca-
rors, Pa, April Is, 1870 He met his fate
last. He is the nineteenth Molly Mcguire al
ready hanged for murder in that State. Two
others Peter McManus and John O'Neill, the
alleged murderers Of Hesser at Shamokin, in
December, 1875, are yet to be dealt with.
The Republican caucus of the Con-
necticut Representatives nominated D. II.
Platt for United States Senator on the 18th.
The blasting fuse factory of Fay,
Dickford & Co., Twinsburg, Conn, was blown
up on the 18th, and Lizzie Wall, Ann Wall
and Nellie McNulty were killed, and Mrs.
Alexander Kerr and Peter Dolan slightly in
jured. The accident was caused by the fric-
tion Of machinery.
The Governors proclamation an
nouncing the names Of members of Congress
chosen at the late election in Pennsylvania in
cludes Robert Klotz, Democrat, from the
Eleventh District. The district has been dis
puted hitherto by General Albright, Repub-
lican.
HESTER CLYMER was nominated for
United States Senator by the Democrats Of
the Pennsylvania Legislature on the Goth.
George Prince was arrested on a charge of
obtaining a large amount Of money from the
Pension Office on fictitious names.
Roscoe CoNKLING received the nom-
ination for United States Senator in the New
York Republican Legislative caucus on the
10th. William Dorsheimer was nominated
by the Democrats.
West and South.
OSCAR CARLSON, a Swede, Edward
Monire and Samuel Thayer, Americans, and
one Chinaman were killed by the explosion of
the 18th. One Chinaman was badly injured,
and a number of whites and Cinnamon more
or less hurt.
SITTING BULL, with the entire hostile
camp, numbering about q, 900 people, are re-
ported as having passed the American line,
and were moving south. They claim that they
were compelled to make the move on account
Of the scarcity of buffalo in the British Pos
sessions.
JOHN WHITTEMEYER and his wife,
residing about twelve miles from Nashville,
Tenn, were found brutally murdered in their
house on the morning of the 18th. Their two
children, one an infant and the other aged
two years, were unharmed. A colored man
named Knox Martin, with whom Wbittemeyer
had had Misunderstanding about the pay for
a days work, is believed to be the guilty
party, and he has been arrested.
The Colorado Legislature, on the
18th, elected H. p. Hill United States Senator.
w. A. s. Loveland received the Democratic
votes.
THE Democrats in the North Caro-
lima Legislature nominated Governor Vance
for United States Senator on the 18th.
GENERAL SHIELDS has been nomina-
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cratic caucus Of the Missouri Legislature.
Minnesota in the United States Senate.
GEORGE G. VEST was nominated for
United States Senator by the Democratic eau
Gus Of the members Of the Missouri Legisla
ture on the 10Th.
A PARTY of soldiers found the bodies
Of two unknown men near the Fort Laramie
and Fort Mckinney road, north Of Cheyenne,
on the 14th. One was hanging to tree, the
other lying on the ground. 1t is supposed
they were horse or cattle thieves hanged by
ranchmen, who, being short of rope, hanged
one, and when dead, cut him down and
hanged the other.
The trial of s. d. Richards, the self
confessed murderer of several persons in Ne
braska, was held at Minden, Neb., on the 18th.
His case went to trial in the morning, and
was given to the jury in the afternoon, who
returned a verdict Of guilty after two hours
ly pronounced sentence that he be hanged
April %, Just the 101 days allowed by law.
THE Republican members of the nH-
nois Legislature held their Senatorial caucus
on the 18th, and nominated General Logan on
the first ballot. The vote stood: Logan, 80;
Oglesby, %.
THE Democratic members of the Wis
consin Legislature, on the 18th, nominated
Chief Justice Ryan as q candidate for the
United States Senate.
GENERAL SHERIDAN, President of the
Army Of the Cumberland, states that the an
nual meeting Of the society will probably not
be held before June, when the equestrian
statue of Major-General George H. Thomas,
at Washington, will be completed. He is In
favor Of holding the meeting In that city at
that time SO that the society may be present
and participate In the ceremonies attending
the unveiling Of the monument to their old
commander.
SAM Cook was hanged at Greenville,
Ala, on the 18th, for the murder of Primus
Caldwell, two years ago.
ANOTHER Indian murderer was
hanged at Pendleton, Oregon, on the 18th.
He protested his innocence to the last.
The Virginia Senate special COM
mittee and House Committee on Federal
Relations, acting jointly, on the 18th,
submitted long report and series of
resolutions in regard to the alleged usur-
patton of State rights by Judge Rives.
The resolutions declare, among other things,
that the United States can no more rightfully
interfere with and attempt to execute the
powers and perform the functions of the State
than the State can those OF the United States
and any attempt by either to interfere with
the rights OF the other will be usurpatic and
unconstitutional and void. That, therefore,
all acts of Congress, and particularly those
known as the civil rights bill and enforcement
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