The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
LATER NEWS

As the congregation we're leaving
Sparta Church, near Randolph, H., on the
Sd, Leroy Smith shot William Thompson,
an old and well known Justice Of the
Peace. mortally wounding him. The cause
Of the murder Is said TO be an old grudge
occasioned by Thompson refusing TO allow
Smith to visit his daughter.
LEON CRoNsoN, charged with the en-
bezzlement OF $1,000 worth OF diamonds
from Goldsmith & Kuhn, Of New York,
was captured recently In Chicago and
900 worth Of the property recovered.
Ar Rendville, Perry County, o., on
the night Of the I'd Peter Clifford, brake
man on the Ohio Central Railroad, was
called 10 his door and shot dead. Members
of the Hickey family, four In number.
were suspected and arrested, including j.
Reddy, brother-in law OF Richard Hickey.
On the night Of the 3D. a mob Of several
hundred men surrounded the Jail and took
Richard Hickey aud Reddyto a grove near
by where Hickey was hung, refusing to
confess or deny the murder. Reddy was
also strung up, but the rope broke and the
crowd finally spared him for trial.
The wife and daughter Of Morgan
Martin, living near Gallipolis, o., were
burned in their dwelling on the I'd. It Is
supposed the wife's clothing caught fire
and fired the building.
The New York Commercial bulletin
Of the 9th gives the details OF the January
fires, showing an aggregate Of $1,000, 900
destroyed during the month. or this
amount Sl0,2O0,0O0 was burned up by 2S4
fires, where the reported loss was from
$4,000 upward. No such fire waste In a
single month has occurred since 1872, as
far as the records show, except In January,
1879, and July 1877. There were twenty
fires in January where the reported loss
was 100000 or more, the totals OF the
twenty fires being ~, 900, or more than
one'fourth OF the months total fire waste.
THE Chair laid before the Senate, on
the 4th, resolutions from the Legislature OF
Ohio, transmitted by the Governor, favoring
n tariff for revenue limited 10 the necessities
OF government economically administered
and so adjusted as 20 encourage Industries at
home and afford protection TO labor, but not
Logan presented protest from
citizens against the passage OF
the proposed bill for the relief OF Fltz.
John Porter; referred. Petitions from
Ox-sOldlcrs OF the Union army, praying for
the enactment of various laws for the benefit
OF soldiers Of the late war were presented and
referred. The following bills were favora-
bly, reported upon; The original bill 10 estab.
lieh uniform system OF bankruptcy; the
bill TO establish bureau OF statistics OF la
Dor; bill TO protect employees engaged I'm
foreign and Interstate commerce;
Joint resolutions providing for the
payment OF wages for holidays 10 labortys in
the Government employ. Mr.. Van Wick Of
fored the fOllowinu mlllph waa aUraoI IN.
RcsDlpcd, That the Secretary OF the Interior
inform tho Senate whether the Union Pacific
Rallroad Company issued any new stock, or
made any mortknge or pledge, lease. running
March y, 1873. The Senate resumed CON
sideratlon OF the Mexican land grant H.
ties bill but without action went into execu-
tive session and soon after adjourned.