The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-10-26
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign Nsws.
SENATE.

The resolution was adopted by party vote,
Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois, voting with the Re
publicans. Mr.. Mcpherson presented
petition Of certain members of the Legisla-
ture of the State OF New York against the
title of Senators Miller and Lapham. Re
ferred to the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. The Senate then went into execu-
tive session, and when the doors reopeued adj
journed.
TIE President pro tenn. Of The Senate
presented a communication from the secre-
tary of the Treasury on the 22d In response to
a resolution adopted March "a, calling for
complete list OF all books, papers, pamphlets,
etc PGGshsa ESQ by the ysrisss dspsst%sn1.
nication, which states that the records OF the
Treasury Department fad to give the informa-
ton called for, was laid on the table and the
Senate went into executive session. Whep
the doors re-opened adjourned.
DOMESTIC.
CHARLES CLAY and John Burries
went into Wesley Park & Sons bank at Rieid-
on, Ill, on the 1eth, and at the muxzie Of
their revolvers compelled Mr.. Park to open
his safe and give them IS, 500. The robbers
then mounted their horses and rode away.
Park followed them to the street, fred upon
them and killed one OF their horses The
dismouuted robber got on the horse Of his
comrade and both rode on together. The
Sheriff raised q posse and started ia pursuit
The annual session of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
assembled at Baltimore on the 18th, with q
full attendance Of delegates from the United
States and Canadas.
TIE second days ceremonies of the
Yorktown Centennial celebration on the 18th
were opened by prayer by Bishop Harris he
invoked Divine blessing upon the United
States and the Republic OF France, and In
conclusion asked Gods blessing upon all
crowned heads of the world. The Poindexter
Centennial HYMN was then sung by choruses
from Baltimore, Richmond and Washington;
President Arthur was then introduced and
delivered the address OF welcome BE was
followed by Mr.. Outrey, IN behalf OF France,
and the Marquis De Rochambeau and Baron
Steubeu. The Centennial Ode was sung
hy the chorus, James Baron Hope,
of Virginia, read q Centennial poem, anu
musSc by the band conclude the ceremonies-
The following order. sigued bJ President Ar
thur. was read during the proceedlngs: "ln
recognition Of the friendly relations so long
and so happily suhsisting between Great
Britain aud the United States, in the trust
The two countries for all centuries to come,
and especially as n mark OF the profound re-
spect entertained by tile American people FOR
the illustrious soserelgp spd graeious l.iy
ordered that at the close OF these ceremonies
commemorative of the valor and success OF
our forefathers in their patriotic struggle for
Independence, the British hzx ensil oe saiateu
by the forces of the army and navy OF the
| United States now at Yorktown. The Secre-
tary OF War and the Secretary of the Navy
wiif give orders accordinsiy.n
HARVEY, owner of the Laudenberger
mflls recently burneda at Phiiadeiphis, has been
found criminally responsible for loss OF nfe
| In negiecting to furnish ire escapes, and has
been committed to await the action Of the
| District Attorney. ia =
- A..,vr., ,rP T,s,sx-,y .ruz f,rrrx-
AL TYNEs said on the 10Th that no letter re-
! auesting his resignation had been received
by him from President Arthur. He says he
Ia ready TO meet any charges and 10 confident
| that no official act OF his will impeach his in
tegrity.
A SERIOUS accident occurred on the
chicago, Milwaukee s. St. Paul railroad near
Pewaukee, Wis, on the morning OF the 10Th.
The train consisted OF eight coaches aud cars.
| Five of. them were ditched and fifteen per-
sons iniured-tweiye OF them not severely,
| dent was a broken rail.
The water in the Upper Mississippi
river on the 10Th was four inches higher than
at the big rise last spring and summer. Much
damage will result to crops and stock. In the
bottoms near Quincy, III, the farmers were
/ gathering corn in skiffs- sr-f
TIE National Prohibition Alliance
wfll meet at Atlanta in March next, and al
Chicago in May following.
The New York City Board of Trade
| adopted a resolution on the 10Th declaring
| that the Board would use its utmost endeav-
ors to secure the election OF Senators and As
semblymen who would re-enact the concur
rent resolutions of the last session, which
| provide for the constitutional amendment
| making canals free OF toll and asking that
/ all rad nd denominations
ate with the Board in this matter.
The following figures show the re-
auctions effected IN the interest on the pub.
lie debt by the several Secretaries of the
| Treasury since March 1859: On the 1st oi
| March, 1869, interest charge on debt was
| S126 $50 $50; 1st OF March, 1873, was $1o1,-
| see sea; average monthly reduction, $50l 700;
March !, 1877, interest charge, $g4 4oS o45;
| average monthly reduction, S149. $50; Marcl
10, 1881, interest charge. $40, SIS, e37; averac,
monthly reduction, $3f5. 1S5; October Is, 1881
Interest charge, S6l, ,O52 III; average monthly
reduction, Sl,974,21e-
ONE banking house at Richmond, Va,
>parchased over q million dollars worth o
Confederate bonds on the s0th:
E. G. CARLTON. Chairman of the Port
Huron, Mich, Relief Committee, issued the
following circular on the Goth: "Thankinl
the charitable public OF the United States
| and the provinces OF Canada for their verl
| generous contributions, would request tina
no further donations in kind be sent to th
committee. We have adopted the plan o
distributing money. having already sburset
eleven thousand dollars to the sufferers, an'
all money entrusted to this committee vii
he promptly sent to the burned district IL
czsh. The Port Huron Daily Times Will con
tain weekly balance sheet of our balance
and We will mail copy on application"
The water in the Mississippi contin
ued to rise steadily on the Goth. At Quincy
Ill, the large factories along the river ha'
suspended The lower part OF Davenport
Iowa, was somewhat overnowed; AT Moline
ILL.,, many shops were suspended. Three
| thousand tons of lay we're ah)at near iha
oint. All trains on the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul had been abandoned since ths
18th
4 The American Board of Foreign Mis-
sious, in convention at St. Louis, on the 10th
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Mark Hopkins; Vice Presi
Il dent, Wiliiam Z. Dodge; CORRESPONDING Sec
retaries, N. q. Clark, =. K. Alden, John o
Means; Recording Secretary, Rev. b. A. stin
son; Treasurer. Langdou :. Waid-
The Universal Life. Insurance Com
papy of New York has been reported to til
Attorney General for dissolution.
The New York Times, on the goth
published First Assistant Postmaster Genera
Tyner's report, concerning which so muci
has been said. The report was fled by MI
Tyner with Postmaster General Key, Angus
9. 1879, and pointed out the iniquities OF tn
Star route frauds in most emphatic manner
The Postmaster General paid no attention =
It, and requested that 1t be filed In M Ty
ner's Office instead Of going among the regu
lar department dies. Mr.. Tynef also laid IN
report before ex-Presideut Hayes, who dit
not devote any great amount OF time 10 IL
consideration. The report, TSner's friend
say was also presented to ex-President Gar
master General james, snd this reference wa
made. a
The total vote cast at the recent Stat
election in Ohio foots up to os5. 900 This Ia