The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-01-16

A SERIOUS accident occurred at a fire
in New York City on the 7th. A number of
firemen were upon the second floor of the
burning building endeavoring to subdue the
flames, when one of the walls Of the building
fell with a crash, buryiEg the men beneath.
John Irving was killed; Chief Rowe, foremen
Reeves and Vanborn and firemen McCCne,
Ryan Jones and Hogan were badly hurt; Chief
others were slightly injured.
The new Capitol at Albany, New
York, was occupied by the Legislature for the
first time on the 7th.
The Tammany society was enjoined
from initiating 147 new members elected Dec.
81, on the grounds that notice Of the meeting
had been printed only in an obscure paper OF
no circulation, and which members Of the So
ciety entitled to participate in the election,
had no opportunity to see.
THE annual election for officers of
the American Social Science Association was
held at Boston on the sth. David A. Wells
declined a reelection. Daniel c. Gilman, of
Baltimore, was then elected President, and
Hamilton A Hill, Treasurer, in place of Act
ing Treasurer Sanborn, who also declined a
reelection.
j. DONALD CAMERON was nominated
for United States Senator by the Republicans
Of the Peppsvlvan;a Assembly ON the 9th
In the Charter Oak conspiracy suit, at
Hartford, Conn, on the sth, the jury returned
"
The Republican members of the New
York Legislature, on the sth, nominated
Thomas G. Alvord for Speaker.
A TERRIBLE explosion occurred in
the Pennsylvania Coal Company's shaft at
Pittston, Pa, on the 9Th. Several men were
reported killed and wounded.
GOVERNOR ROBINSON, of New York,
roid oons;darahIa a,,.,,io, e. .h. ,,., c.
tol, which he says was to cost no more than
s4,OOoOOO, but which has already cost over 90, !
evuol e ana Is YET Iar Iromcompietion, ana 10
on noo or S,o nd M r,o pa" I1s. $500
deht of ths S,ste Sert az ,s-S ,Usa 90 Iss
0sS Ths aenara, tn -, h,snt wa s",tSnr
d.h, baye al hea,, .r,;nr,,n,sSns' J' "'N A""'i"S
49, "-' oe0'' N''eu'
CAPTAIN BoGARDUs concluded his at
p.,-,N " 80 49, s,Aee vA.is ou' y, o,Soo'
at uimores uaruen, new 1ork, on the Sth.
-. "'s'eu ou' 'n'. 'een .''Nes ~ oO' Sno'S.
IHE connecticut Legislature met in
Joint convention on the 9Th and elected the
received a majority at the election in No
Vemoer.
BENJAMIN HUNTER was hanged at
Camden, N. j., on the 10th.
$5,I92, ,6sI gross earnings for ISIS: net earn.
ings, 81, $50, 49, The floating debt has been
reduced from a. 600 OOO in 1877 IN sfOO OOo
,
Bayard Taylor was held in Fremont Temple,
Boston, on the 10th. One of the features of
the meeting was the reading of an original
event, by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
A REPORT of the condition of the
American iron trade for the past year has Just
been completed. 1t states that the produc-
ion OF pig iron in the United States in 1s77
was S'ont,ooo tons, and IN 1873 was SS2,OOO
s0ns. @ rennsyLvanla snowsa an increase OF over
d0oUO, while Ohio shows decrease Of over
SO,OUO TONS pennsylvania made more than
nifty per cent. Of the total production of pig
iron In the oLited states. At the close OF the
year there were 1OO furnaces, Of which 26C
- JAS anu nv ou' vi o'aS''
ihE harVaro Doatlng crew, owing to
the disoandment OF the old crew, cannot en-.
ter the international race with Oxford or Cam,
bridge, should either come to this country
1HE tenement mousse OF John Oden-
dorfer, in the Jamaica Plain district, near hos
ton. burned nm the NIGHT of the Iith NJ.
Oaanso.to. So y. .ae i,'h. nrs
-, th S. anu son Ten years OF age perfshed
!" 'ne h'ihes'
COMMODORE JOHN GUEST. command.
ant of the Portsmoutb N n Nay, w.,
d,ad ~, ,h. ,o.t -'"'' iAiu
Mps A~n
f.a, 80 ,,.,,.,.,- . 20 '"'
on.rta, ho,, - NJ w. .e, "'nee ~ as man.
pleted her task on the 18th. ~