The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-02
LATER NEWS

IN q severe gale at Leges, Delaware,
on the night of the Goth ult., the schooner
Riverside, loaded with timber, collided witt
another schooner and sank. 1t is thought
Captain Massey, two OF the crew and
passenger were drowned. On the hudson
River q schooner capsized and Captain
The Senate Committee on Appropr:-
ations have completed the naval appropri'
alton bill. As amended the bill calls for
appropriations amounting to $40,
The estimates submittedto Congress called
for So Gj5 800, and the bill asit came TO the
Senate from the House provided for APP
preparations aggregating l4,333 ,606. The
Senate committee has added SG,40O,9SO TO
the bill.
JAMES RICHARDS and John Conley
were fatally poisoned ut Cleveland, o., on
the Goth ult. while out on a fishing excur'
sion near the city, by eating wild parsnip
roots.
A RECENT decision Of the Supreme
Court Of Appeals of Virginia exempts the
Petersburg Benevolent Mechanics Asso-
citation from the payment Of taxes, thus
establishing an important precedent.
THE United States steamer Hum
phreys, laden with one hundred thousand
rations for the food sufferers Of the lower
Mississippi River, and the steamer General
Barnard with a similar cargo, left St.
Louis on their mission Of mercy ON the Slst
ut.
THE Chair laid before the Senate on
the 3lst ut. communication from the At
torney General, stating that there had been
neither neglect nor refusal to furnish infor-
nation conf erning the star route attorneys
but his force Is too small 70 supply promptly
the yolumlnuns papers called for by the Sem
ate. Mr.. Miller OF New York. reported favor:
ably A bill to provide for the establishment OF
a forest resery alton at the headwaiers OF the
Missouri River and at the head.
waters of she Clark's Fork Of the
Columbia Rlye-. A resolution from the Leg
isature OF Kansas was presented asking
| compensation ior the citizens OF that state Tor
property destrC yed In the Cheyenne raid OF
| is7d Mr.. Plat bill for the reorganization OF
the Patent ono was called up, and that gen
teman addressed the Senate on the
| necessity OF the measure. AT the con-
| oluslon OF his remarks the Senate went into
| executive session and soon adjourned.
on Public Health. reported back resolution
| directing the committee 70 investigate the
| question OF adulteration OF food and drugs
| A motion TO lay the resolution on the table
| was lost and II was recommitted by vote OF
| yeas III, nays ll6. Under the call OF states 2
| number of bils were introduced and referred
among which we're the following: Appro
priating 100000 for the sufferers from
the Mississippi floods; TO repeal the rev
enue tax on tobacco and distilatior
OF apples and peaches; 10 equalize the taxa
tion OF domestic and foreign insurance com
panies; u resolution according the thanks o
Congress to United States Minister Sargen
for the able manner In which he has dis
charged the duties OF his office at the court o
the deman Empire. The trade dollar bill wa
taken up, but went over without action. MI
Robert Smalle, OF South Carolina. apmare
| before the bar OF the House and took tne cat
OF Offce as Representative 10 succeed the lat
EN-. NJ. Mackcy. Adjourned. t i.