The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-03-15
LATER News

NEWS was received from Costa Rica,
Central America, on the 18th, of an appalling
earthquake, which destroyed the towns of
Alajuela, on the Gulf Of Nicoya, Sauramon,
Gracias and Heridia- The loss Of life aud
ajuela, city of 5000 inhabitants, is almost
swept out of existence, and fully 1000
lives were lost in that city alone. In
the smaller towns the loss has been pro-
portionatelv as great The shock was felt
clear across the country from Post Linlon to
Purta Arenas, but the most severity was deSel-
oned on the west coast, and from Lake Nicar-
aqua on The north, TO Cape Malopola on the
south. The loss of life, as far as is reported,
is confined chiefly the cities, though 1t must
be equally large in the smaller towns. 1twould
seem that the entire country had been half
ov, rturned and depopulated.
YoUNG SATELDo, arraigned in Wash
ington on the 18th, pleaded not guilty to the
charge of numbering his brother, A. s. SAT-
eldo.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has indicated that
he does not intend to open the FitzJohn Por-
ter case.
GOVERNMENT steamers are distributing
supplies to the sufferers by the flood on the
Mississippi River and its tributaries in Ten
nessee and Arkansas.
The British Commons has nominally
652 members, but, as in 13 cases the issue of
writs has been suspended, there are only 639
representatives at present entitled TO sit. Oh
these, 329 may be described as ministerialists,
PIG as conservatives and 60 as home rulers.
This gives the ministry a majority of only o
over nominal homerulers and conservatives
combined.
A NUMBER of petitions were presented
in the Senate on the 18th and referred, when
the following reports were made: To provide
for the allotment of lands in severalty to In
dians and to extend to Indians the protection
of the laws of the States and Territories; placed
on,the calendar. For the appointment of a
committee on Expenditures to consist of seven
Senators; placed on the calendar: Mr..
adopted. directing the Secretary of the In;
terror to transmit to the Senate q list
of all the Indian reservations in which
troops are stationed and Information touching
the destruction thereon by the troops. The
tariff commission bill was taken up and dis
cussed when the Senate went into executive
Speaker announced the Select Committee on
Woman Suffrage TO be Camp, White, Sherwln,
Stone II. Hepburn, Springer, wanee Null Mnl,
the Legislative Assembly of Utah was
presented asking Congress to suspend
action upon Utah affairs until by com.
m ttee investigation, facts are learned
and tangible foundation laid for rational pro-
ceedings; referred. Mr.. Belmont a member
leave to offer a resolution calling on the Sec
retsry of State for Information as to what com
pensation has been paid or is TO be paid by the
American governments; also, out of whai
appropriation he has been or is to be paid
also, by what law he has been appointed OF
since the 4th of March. 1877, and what compen
sation has been paid him since that time; OBJ
jected to and it went over. Mr.. Butterworti
sss s@y sIPrDpS5iatSn e, tSa 6
of the Whole. The bill to punish polyRamy wa,
taken up and discussed until adjournment.