The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Compiled from Daily Reports up to the
Hour of Going to Press.
DOMESTIC.


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DOMESTIC.
An important decision was rendered
BY the Supreme Court Of Massachusetts, on the
l4th against the Merchants Bank OF Boston,
compelling the latter to restore to the plaintiff,
q lady, securities amounting TO so 1000, which
the plaintiffs. trustee had deposited as col
lateral for money advanced, and which, having
been lost In speculation, made necessary the
sale OF the securities
Ar the municipal election held at Bid
deford. Me-, on the 18th the Republicans were
defea, ed for the ct time in four years, Ed
ward W. Staples, Democrat, being elected
Mayor over Alfred Goodwin, Republican, BY
small Democratic maj rity.
The Postmaster General has under
consideration several designs Tor the new two
cent postage stamp for 6rst-class matter,
which will supercede the three-cent stamp
after July 1, 1883 Afavorite one i similar to
the present two-cent stamp used for local
purposes, although the col r Is dark brown in
stead OF red. Thus far the difficulty b s been
to choose whose head shall ornament the new
stamp but Il is probable that the viRnette
win be that of General Grant 1t viii be
fully month before the design is agreed upon.
CLARENCE HrrE, one of the James
gang who was serving q sentence IN the Mis-
s.uri penitentiary for train robbery, but who
was pardoned by Governor, Crittenden on &C
count Of III health, died at his home In Logon
County, KY, on the 18th. r
PpER's Opera House and several ad-
joining buildings, at Virginia City, New,
were destroyed BY fire on the 18th.
SAMUEL RUTH, the defaulting cashier
of the Washington, Pa, Savings Bank, was
indicted By the Grand Jury on the 14th on four
charges of forgery and seven charges OF lar
ceny as an employe- 80
A BILL was introduced in the Penn
syivania' sta'e Senate on the 14th to prevent
the burning or cremating OF human bodies
The bIll makes the penalty for violating the
act not less than $500 nor more than 81 600
and imprisonment not less than one nor more
than three years. u r re 3 .--.s..s.
SENATOR DAVID DAVIS, Of Illinois,
late President OF the United States Senate
was married on the 18th at Fayetteville, N. @.
to Miss Addie Burr, q cousin OF Wharton
Green, Congressmsn elect, ( that State
TIE important scientific researches Of
the Government geographical survey, which
have heretofore been confined TO the Terrific
ries, are about TO be extended TO the States,
and hereafter the work will be prosecuted on
broad and more comprehensive plan. Tho
object OF the survey is to make an accurat q
neurological and other natural resources OF
| the Unired States To perform this worh
| thoroughly explorations In the older States are
necessary. Recognizing this fact Congress, at
| the last session, appropriated $500 for the
work this year, and In the spring operations vii
be begun in the Sta'es Of Cal fornia, Colo
RADIO, Nevada, Minnesota, Virginia, Nor'l
| Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas and
Texas, beside the usual work m the Terrific
| ries. Arrangements have been perfected
| whereby copies Of all the publications of the
/ geological survey win be sent through tho
national exchange to all the principal libraries
and scientific societies Of Europe. The value
| OF such an exchange is demonstrated By the
fact that the circulation abroad OF Hayden'i
reports on Colorad q ded largely In The en-
couragement Of foreign immigration to tha
1 State.
Hos. w. II. UPsoN, who was ap
| pointed by Governor Foster to III the vacanc,
/ In the Supreme Court of Ohio by the death o
Judge White, was sworn in at Columbus OF
i the 14th. i'rt
The Odd Fellows of Ohio viii hold
grand encampnent at Akron on the soth o
April next.
GEORGE A. SMITH, night clerk at tn,
American House, Hartford, Conn.,, stopped
runaway horse on the 18th by jumping int
the sleigh and seixing the reins. After stop
| ping he horse he fell forwari on the dash
board dead from heart disease.
| Tur President on the 18th annointe,
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United states. 70 be Treasurer vice James
Gfl6llan.
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the different mints.
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hurled headforemost 70 the tagged sidewal
below and literally dashed TO pieces.
WHILE MRs. ELIZA BIozE. wife of
. well known miner at saiineviIle, Ohio, wa
absent from her home on an errand on the 18th
the clothes OF her little two-y esr-old daughte
took fire from the CRATE. Her screams brough
her mother, but she arrived only In time 70 Sc
nel emu ourneu 70 ueA'n
HE wholesale whisky hrm OF Phrr
mann d Pfau, OF Cincinna i made an assign
ment on the 18th Their liabilities are es
TINA cd st s4Soooo, sixty per cent OF Whic
IL secured oy whisky 10 stock Thomas
Smith and A. 8. Winslow were apPointe
trustees -- .l
THE late Chief Justice William Whit
was buried at Springfield, Ohio, on the 18th
The members Of both branches Of the Legii
lature and g. ate officials attended the services
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mercer, Just uIsioe tne cisy limits OF nait'
more, were DESTROYED oy nre on the 10Th. Ou
tnousAna .ons Q, pnosPna'e, one nunarea 70 !.
Stored IN the building. was lost, Loss S4s' 90 3.