The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-10-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A General Summary Of Events at
Home and Abroad
COMPILED FROM DAILY REPORTS
Up to the Hour of Going
to Press.
DOMESTIC.

to Press.
DOMESTIC.
KING KALAKAUA,o of the Hawaiian ISL
ands, visited President Arthur on the 2sth
ult.
A Mr.. BAYLEY, who is employed in
the Army Medical Museum, created some
thing of a sensation in Washington on the 2Sth
ult. by fling sworn statement that he had
overheard q plot to assassinate President Ar
thur. Bayley's affidavit is to the effect that
about twelve o'clock on the night OF the 18th
ult- while lying in his bed, which was In the
nue., he heard two men talking OF the assas-
sination of President Arthur. Bayley states
that his window blinds were closed, and the
two men were leaning against q tree box i'm
mediately In front of his room; that one OF
the men said it would happen IN q month;
that ''he, [" referring to some man whose name
was not mentioned, had sworn to kill Prest-
dent Arthur within that time;" that the man
was q Garfield Republican. Bayley says he
was so much agitated that he did not know
what to do; that the next day he informed
the Chief Clerk Of his division of what he had
heard, and he advised Bayley TO report the
facts to the police. Upon this advice Bayley
fled his sworn statement. The police author
tiles do not attach much Importance to this
matter, but they have quietly taken some pre-
cautions for the protection OF the President
There seems to be no doubt that Bayley over
heard the conversation he reports, but It was
probably some half-drunken fellows talking.
The ship Alice Burt, from New York,
with railroad rails, struck the Hovious Rocks
near San Francisco on the 2Sth ult- and was
totally wrecked. Ten out Of the twenty-four
men on board were drowned.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CoRKHILL, on the
2Sth ult, took the last steps in the prelimi-
nary arrangements for securing the indict-
ment of Guiteau by issuing subpenas to. sew
eral witnesses for the Government In the
case. Another dispatch says the Attorney
General has q very poor opinion of Mr.. Cork
hilps ability, to say the least He Is not re-
garded as competent to try Guiteau- IL is
reported that he Will be removed by the Pres
ident before the trial
PRESIDENT ARTHUR, on the 28th ult.,
removed the postmaster at Deadwood, d. T.,
for completely In the Star route frauds.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says Attor-
ney General Macveagh adheres firmly to his
determination to retire from the Cabinet as
soon as the President is ready to appoint his
successor. In reply to the question whether
the Star route prosecutions would be delayed
by his retirement he said that he had never
attended to the details Of the case. These
had been in good hands and would continue
in the same until the trials were concluded.
The interests of justice would be attained as
well under any successor appointed by the
President As under him. he is entirely sat
ished with the present condition Of the Star
route cases, and does not doubt that indict-
ments Will be found.
THE Minnesota Republican State
Convention, held ut st. Paul on the 2Sth ult-,
nominated the following ticket: Governor,
l. T. Hubbard; Lieutenant Governor, Charles
A. Gilman Secretary OF State, Fred Won Bo-
Auditor. w A.bs. W; Bradssni sI,ii,o., AstO,- Ha@
missioner, General j. h Baker; supreme
Court Judges, Charles Nauderberg, William
Mitchell, d. A. Dickinson. The resolutions
hold that the Executive Of the Nation should
the Executive should not interfere with the
Senate's action on his appointments; the
continuance Of the present financial system;
the encouragement of home manufactures by
O necessary and discriminating tariff; the re-
duction Of transportation charges by proper
legislation; prompt payment Of all National
Obligations; no assessment on Government
employees for election purposes; the estsb-
hshment OF competitive examinations for
public servants.
TIE Michigan relief fund in New
York City on the 2sth ult. amounted to S74,-
900.
THE Wisconsin Democratic State
Convention nominated the following ticket
on the 2Sth ult.: Governor, N. D. Trott;
rotary of State, Michael johnson; Treasurer,
w. q. Jacobs; Attorney General, NJ. j.
Briggs; Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, Robert Graham; Railroad Commission
missioner, Rudolph Kemper. Mr.. Gra-
ham, the nominee for Superintendent
Of Public Instruction, is also the nomine e
Of the Republican party. Resolutions were
adopted earnestly appealing to the people of
Wisconsin to forego the dictation of all parti-
san organizations at the coming State cleo
ton; profoundly deploring the cruel and
causeless assassination OF the late President
OF the United States as q crime almost with
out parallel in the atrocity of its circumstan-
ces, In the annals Of history, and q great ma
tional calamity, and respectfully rendering to
the bereaved widow and family deep and
abiding sympathy in their sorrow; that, real
izing the embarrassing circumstances under
which President Arthur assumes the solemn
responsibilities OF the Chief Magistracy OF
the Nation, In all patriotic efforts to faith
fully discharge the difficult and manifold
duties of his Office, he is entitled to the con-
fdence and support Of the whole people.
ORANGE NOBLE, of Erie County, was
nominated for Treasurer by the Pennsylva-
mia Democratic State Convention held at VIII
Transport on the 18th ult. Resolutions were
adopted favoring home rule; freedom Of
elections; for resistance to revolutionary
changes tending to consolidation or empire;
against the election Of anyperson to the Pres
idency for q third time; against the presence
OF troops at the polls; against the appropria-
tion Of public money for any purpose but the
support of the Government, and against class
legislation which despoils labor to build up
monopoly; favoringa constitutional currency
Of gold and silver in all forms; condemning
coalition with repudiators, and demanding q
prompt and unfaltering prosecution Of the
star route and other Government swindlers.
TIE Prohibitory State Convention of
Massachusetts, nominated the following tick
ct on the 2Sth ult.: For Governor, Charles
Almy; for Lieutenant Governor, Timothy K.
Earle; Secretary Of State, Solomon r. Root;
Treasurer and Receiver, General Thomas j.
Lathrop; Auditor, Jonathan Buck; Attorney
General, Samuel NJ. Fairfield. The platform
strongly protests against license on the
grounds that It antagonizes the work of the
schools, corrupts the ballot and weakens
moral effort.
TIE jury in the trial of William
Ryan at Independence, Mo-, for participating
in the robbery Of the Chicago & Alton train
at Glendale, Mo-, October s, 1873, rendered
verdict Of guilty on the 2Sth ult, and as
sessed the punishment at twenty-five years In
the pententiary.
Two roughs named Mcdonald, cous-
fms, who brutally murdered two brothers
named Kitson, near Menominee, Mich, re-