The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-11-22
FOREIGN.


THE jury in the trial of Patrick joyce
for the murder of the Joyce family, at Cong,
Ireland, returned q verdict of guilty on the
14th, and the prisoner was sentenced to be
hanged on December Is.
The German people will present
Crown Prince Frederick William and his con :
sort, Victoria, at their approaching silver
wedding, January 25, next, with a complete
ture for The table accessories. The whole will
cost about half a million marks.
A PARTY of forty armed men attacked
the house of Redmond Roach, magistrate at
Maglass Castle, ireland, ON the night OF the
18th, and after demanding admission fred
several shots. They carried away two guns
with them when they went away.
The Mercantile and National Banks
Of Mexico have advanced their rate of dis
count from six to seven per cent, and rates
for accounts current from seven to eight per
cent.
JOHN SCHULLN, of st. Louis, has
been appointed General Manager of The Mexi-
can National Construction Company.
JAMES CHARLES ATKINSON, the oldest
officer in the English navy, died recently at
the age of 100 years. He commanded the
Penguin, which was captured and destroyed
by the American corvette Hornet in 1915.
For the past fifteen years he had been quite
blind, but otherwise he retained all his facul-
ties unimpaired up to the very moment of his
death.
The Albanian League has sent peti-
ton to the Government asking that Austrian
troops be sent to occupy Albania to prevent
immediate danger to the peace of the country
from rising malcontenis.
THE first snow storm of the season
occurred at London on the 10th. The storm
seemed to be general throughout England.
FIVE pilots were drowned on the 10th
of Firth, England, while attempting to reach
q distressed vessel.
The Under Secretary of the Colonies
stated in the House of Commons on the 18th
that Cetewayo was not a prisoner, but was
staying at Dude Moleu, waiting the compile
tion of arrangements for his restoration to the
throne.
The Council buildings, schools and
postoffice at Crozon, near Guimper, France,
were burned on the 18th. A teacher and eight
children perished in the flames.
A PARIS dispatch of the 18th says that
President Grevy was being urged to resign as
the only means to prolong his life.
SEVEN of Whittlesey's shops, at West
borne Grove, England, were burned on the
18th. Loss S50O000.
THE Ontario, Canada, Legislature
VIII meet on the 18th of December.
A FEARFUL explosion of dynamite oc-
Cured at the works in Burryport, Wales, on
the morning of the 18th, instantly killing three
girls and two men and seriously wounding sew
eral others.
LIGHTNING struck and exploded pow
der magazine in fortress at seutari on the
10th, doing considerable damage but causing
no loss OF life.
THE Montreal newspapers are advo-
eating the freeing of the Canadian canals from
tolls to meet the competi: ion OF the Erie canal.
TWENTY Mexicans were killed by In
dams at CarlItas, Mexico, recently.
SENoRA MARIA DIAz died recently in
Yucatan at the age of 40 years.
The Queen received the troops that
took part in the Egyptian campaign, incluling
the Indian contingent and a few men of the
Malta Fencible Artillery, about {, 600 in all, at
Windsor, on the 18th. General Wolseley
headed the troops during the march through
the streets. The Queen presented war med
ais to the representations of earh regiment.
The city was illuminated In the evening.