The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-05-31

the system Of ''boss ruler and 'machine'
control which, when tamely endured, makes
leaders into autocrats and reduces the mass of
the citizenship into political bondage; that
delegates to State Conventions be chosen by
the people In the manner which candida. es I r
General Assembly are nominated; that repre-
sentation in the State Convention be
by counties, and apportioned accord
ing to their Republican vote; that
the Stale Convention shall not be held
without at least sixty days notice, nor earlier
than the second Wednesday in July, except in
Presidential years; that Republicans who
voted for the Republican candidate for Presi-
dent at the Presidential election next preced-
ing, shall be entitled to join in q choice Of
delegates to State and National Conven ions.
resolution, calling upon the Legislature 10
submit TO popular vote the proposed amend
ment to the State Constitution, prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of intoxica' ing
liquors within the Commonwealth, was adopt
ed. The following nominations were then
made: Governor, Senator John Stewart;
Lieutenant Governor, Levi Bird Dun, of Alle-
gheny County; Secretary of Internal Affairs,
Major Merrick, OF Tioga; for Congressman-at-
Large, Colonel William McMichael, OF Phila-
delphia; for Judge Of Supreme Court, George
Junkin.
THE New York Senate ON the 25th, by vote
Of fifteen yeas to fourteen nays, accepted the
amendment proposed by the Democrats, that
the next Governor appoint the Railroad Com
missiouers, and the Railroad Commission bill
passed with but one dissenting vote.
The business failures for the week ending
25th ult., reported to r G. Dun & Co.,
mercantile agency, numbered 126 against 12i
the previous week The Eastern States had
1e; Western, 50; Southern, 50; Middle, 81
Pacific coast and the Territories, g.; New York
City, 8. The New York City failures were
significant.
CHARLES CooPRE, in the employ of Edward
T. Morris, of Philadelphia, was arrested on the
26th ult., for robbing his employer and at.
tempting to blackman him by means Of threat.
ening letters. Norris Is sx-United States
Minister to Liberia, and at present Liberian
Consul At that port
FouR survivors of the nl-starred Jeannette
Arctic expedition arrived in New York on the
morning Of the 2Sth ult., in the White Star
steamer Celtic They were John W. Danen
hsuer, Lieutenant and third in command oi
the Jeanette; DR.. Raymond L. Newcomb, oi
Salem, Massachusetts,, the Naturalist of the
expedition; Jack Cole and Ton Ling, seamen.
They remained . few days in New York and
then proceeded to Washington.
SENATOR CAMERON held . conference al
Philadelphia on the 9th ult. with number Of
well-known men Of Pennsylvania, representing
the commercial, financial and manufacturing
interests of that State, with reference te
supporting the Republican ticket It was
decided that the Republican convention should
be reconvened As soon as possible, and be com
posed of the same delegates who formed the
FIRST convention, and the vacancy occasionet
b the declination Of Thomas N. Marshall, fol
Congressman-at-large could then be filed
Among those present at the conference wert
Charles Camp, Joseph Patterson, President
Cumming of the Girard Bank, Henry NJ
Phillips, State Senator; A. Wilson Norris
Hamilton Disseton, James Dobson, z. C
Knight and Colonel A. Loudon Snowden.
| GEORGE L. CoNLRY, well-known basso
and Hermann Rietzet, pianist of the Clar,
Louise Kellogg Concert Company, were
drowned in Lake Spoffard, at Chesterfield
| N. II. on the 26th ult.
THE Dunkard Westinghouse in course Of
erection at Mastersonville, Lancaster County
Pa, suddenly fell on the 9th ult, burying
about dozen persons under the ruins, inclu-
ding some of the wealthiest farmers in the dis
trict- Samuel Whitmeyer, aged fifty years
Samuel Bleecher, aged forty-ive, and JohI
Shenk, aged ifty-six, all married, died of theil
injuries. Jacob Kendig, Jacob Tibb and Jacob
! Ripple were seriously injured, aud number
Of others more or less hurt.
| THE Superior Court at Worcester, Mass OF
the 9th ult., convicted Jesse ]. Coburn o
manslaughter, on account of the drowning o
Mr.. Capilla and two children by the lake dis
aster at that place on the 4th of July, 1879
and fined him s., 500. Coburn owned the boa
which was overloaded and tipped over befor'
leaving the wharf.
TIE fiftieth anniversary Of the American
Baptist Publication Society was held at New
| York on the 9th ult. The annual reports
showed twenty-nine new publications issued
of which 10000 copies were printed, and Of
the former publications were printed $40, ,OO'
copies The total pages printed in the yea
were $50, $50, ,69S, an excess Of so, 46S, ,69S owe
any previous year. The sales amounted Il
sS27, ,224 The Bible Committee distributed II
forty-fve States 27,675 Bibles. Various mis-
sionaries during the year sold 4.222 Bible
and Testaments- Expenses of the year wer
$107, ,256, the receipts $l14, ,3s1.