The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-03-13

rob the people. For q few minutes there was
horrible n2ro.r & The yea: and nays ,S were
and pass the bill was agreed to--yeas, 25S;
nays, 6L The Speaker then delivered hie
farewell address and the House was adjourned
washington.
ALL the annual appropriation bills.
except the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
bill and the Army bill, were signed by the
President and have become laws, together
with the bill making the requisite appropria-
tion to pay increase Of pensions.
F. P. Devices, Chairman of the Ma
tional Committee Of the National party, has
issued an address to the people Of the United
States He says separation from the old par
on the part OF the Congreesmen-electh has in
spired the country with renewed courage and
confidence.
SECRETARY SHERMAN, on the 4th, is
sued the following circular concerning the is
sue Of four per cent. bonds: "Notice is given
that when outstanding dve-twenty six per
cent. bonds of the United States are covered
By suosc5iPtions 70 four per cent. eonsols the
terms proposed BY the Department circular of
Jan. !, 1879, and upon the terms stated IN the
contract with Rothschild and others Of the date
Oh J8u. Il, 1903. Inc amount OF uVo-IWenJv SIX
per cent. bonds outstanding and embraced in
the calls to this date IL tSS 079, 800. When this
sum Is covered by subscriptions under the ex.
isting circular and contracts all further ssles
funding 10 20 ave per cent. bonds VIII be made
upon terms which viii probably be less favor
able to purchasers, and in accordance with the
new proposals and contracts. This notice is
given SO that all parties wishing to subscribe
Tor consols upon the terms stated in the circu-
lar and contract may have an opportunity to
do 90 until the $50 bonds are called"
THE Teller Sub Committee will be in
session on the 18th, when matters presented
by Senator Thurman viii be Investigated.
The report of the Reno Court of In
quiry after giving history Of the events i'm
mediately preceding the battle of Little Big
Horn and the part taken by Major Reno's
command in the fight, says the conduct Of the
officers throughout was excellent, and while
the subordinates in some instances did more
for the safety of the command by brilliant
there was nothing in his conduct which re-
Quires animadversion from this court. The
proceedings and findings have been approved
BY the President.
The principal measures which be-
came laws during the last session of Congress in
addition to ten regular annual appropriation
bills, are: Reducing the tax on tobacco and
otherwise amending the Internal Revenue
laws; the Census oill; to aid the refunding Of
the National debt by authorizing the issue of
small treasury certificates; to prevent the in
PRODUCTION OF infectious or contagious dis
eases; providing for the payment Of arrears
Of pensions for service during the war Of the
Rebellion.
The Cabinet, on the 7th, decided to
appoint the following members Of the Ma
tional Board Of Health: Surgeon General
Woodwork, Marine Hospital Service, to rep
Director Francis NJ GunweIi, Navy; Solicitor
General Phillips, Department of Justice, and
Assistants Surgeon John 8. Billings, War De
partment.
A CIRCULAR has been issued by the
surgeon-Generalo of the United States Marine
Hospital Service, addressed to the officers of the
Customs Revenue. medical officers Of the Ma
rine Hospital Service, and others whom 1t might
concern, In regard to the Importation Of arti-
cles likely to bring the plague. The circular
states that until further orders no vessel
from any port OF the Black Sea or the Sea Of
Azof. conveying any rags, furs, skins, hair,
feathers, boxed or beled clothing or bedding,
or any similar article, liable to convey in
lection; nor any vessel from any port
Of the Mediterranean or Red Seas, hav-
ing on board such articles coming from
United States until such articles shall have
been removed from the vessel to open light
ers or to some isolated locality, and the YES
sel disinfected and thoroughly ventilated; ;
either by chemical agents and exposure to
free circulation Of air, or BY burning, as shall
be determined in each case BY the Surgeon
General of the Marine Hospital Service. The
certificate Of the State or municipal quaran-
tine officer of health may be accepted as salts
factory evidence of compliance with these
regulations on the part of the vessel"
THE certificates of deposit, author
lied by an act Of the last Congress, Of the
denomination of ten dollars, bearing interest
At the rate of four per cent. per annum, and
convertible at any time, with accrued inter
est, into four per cent. bonds, will be ready
for delivery April 1st-
EX-SENATOR PATTERSON, of South
Carolina, has received q letter from the At
toney- General Of his State, announcing the
canceling Of the indictments against him in
that State. 1t Is understood that Patterson
under the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
The East.
Rev. SIDNEY M. STRAY, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church at East Lake George,
N. T., while exhibiting Q revolver to his wife
on the night Of the Sd, discharged the weapon
wounding her. Thinking he had thus acci-
dentally killed his wife, he placed the revol-
yer to his own head and fred. The wounds
are not thought fatal.
AT the polls at Kingston. N. Y, on
the 4th, ring men assaulted several ax-pay-
ers, and strong efforts were made to keep all
who wiahed to vote that ticket from the polls.
The Sheriff, finding that the deputies could
not keep order, called on the military and a
company was ordered under arms. The poll
was broken up and the Board gave way.
DURING the adjournment of court at